War and Peace — Page 3
The little princess went round the table with quick, short, swaying steps, her workbag on her arm, and gaily spreading out her dress sat down on a sofa near the silver samovar, as if all she was doing was a pleasure to herself and to all around her.
A principezinha foi à volta da mesa com passos rápidos, curtos e ondulantes, a bolsa de trabalho no braço, e alegremente abrindo o vestido sentou-se num sofá perto do samovar de prata, como se tudo o que fazia fosse um prazer para si mesma e para todos ao seu redor.
"I have brought my work," said she in French, displaying her bag and addressing all present.
"Trouxe o meu trabalho", disse ela em francês, mostrando a bolsa e dirigindo-se a todos os presentes.
"Mind, Annette, I hope you have not played a wicked trick on me," she added, turning to her hostess.
"Atenção, Annette, espero que não me tenha pregado uma partida maliciosa", acrescentou ela, voltando-se para a anfitriã.
"You wrote that it was to be quite a small reception, and just see how badly I am dressed."
"Escreveu que seria uma recepção bem pequena, e veja como estou mal vestida."
And she spread out her arms to show her short-waisted, lace-trimmed, dainty gray dress, girdled with a broad ribbon just below the breast.
E ela abriu os braços para mostrar o seu elegante vestido cinza de cintura curta e guarnecido de renda, cingido com uma fita larga logo abaixo do peito.
"Soyez tranquille, Lise, you will always be prettier than anyone else," replied Anna Pávlovna.
"Soyez tranquille, Lise, você será sempre mais bonita do que qualquer outra pessoa", respondeu Anna Pávlovna.
"You know," said the princess in the same tone of voice and still in French, turning to a general, "my husband is deserting me?
"Sabe", disse a princesa no mesmo tom de voz e ainda em francês, voltando-se para um general, "o meu marido está a abandonar-me?
He is going to get himself killed.
Ele vai fazer-se matar.
Tell me what this wretched war is for?"
Diga-me para que serve esta miserável guerra?"
she added, addressing Prince Vasíli, and without waiting for an answer she turned to speak to his daughter, the beautiful Hélène.
acrescentou ela, dirigindo-se ao Príncipe Vasíli, e sem esperar por uma resposta voltou-se para falar com a filha dele, a bela Hélène.
"What a delightful woman this little princess is!" said Prince Vasíli to Anna Pávlovna.
"Que mulher encantadora é esta principezinha!" disse o Príncipe Vasíli a Anna Pávlovna.
One of the next arrivals was a stout, heavily built young man with close-cropped hair, spectacles, the light-colored breeches fashionable at that time, a very high ruffle, and a brown dress coat.
Um dos próximos a chegar era um jovem robusto e de constituição pesada, com cabelo cortado rente, óculos, as calças de cor clara que estavam na moda naquela época, um folho muito alto e uma casaca castanha.
Vocabulary
- principezinha
- prin-se-ZI-nya — Little princess; diminutive form of princess
- foi
- foy — Went; third person singular past tense of ir
- à
- a — Contraction of preposition a and article a: to the
- volta
- VOL-ta — Around; turn or return
- mesa
- MEH-za — Table; a piece of furniture for dining or working
- com
- kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- passos
- PA-soosh — Steps; movements made by lifting and placing feet
- rápidos
- HA-pi-doosh — Fast, quick; moving or happening with great speed
- curtos
- KUR-toosh — Short; of small length or duration
- ondulantes
- on-du-LAN-tesh — Undulating, swaying; moving in a wave-like manner
- bolsa
- BOL-sa — Bag or purse; container carried on the arm
- trabalho
- tra-BA-lyu — Work; labor or task requiring effort
- braço
- BRA-su — Arm; the upper limb of the human body
- alegremente
- a-le-gre-MEN-ti — Cheerfully, happily; in a joyful manner
- abrindo
- a-BRIN-du — Opening; present participle of abrir
- vestido
- ves-TI-du — Dress; a garment worn by women
- sentou-se
- sen-TOH-si — Sat down; reflexive past tense of sentar
- num
- nun — Contraction of em and um: in a (masculine)
- sofá
- so-FA — Sofa; an upholstered seat for multiple people
- perto
- PER-tu — Near, close; at a short distance
- samovar
- sa-mo-VAR — Samovar; a Russian metal urn for heating water
- prata
- PRA-ta — Silver; a precious metallic element or its color
- como
- KO-mu — As, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- se
- si — Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, oneself
- tudo
- TU-du — Everything, all; referring to the totality of things
- fazia
- fa-ZI-a — Was doing; imperfect tense of fazer
- fosse
- FO-si — Were; subjunctive imperfect form of ser
- prazer
- pra-ZER — Pleasure; feeling of happiness or enjoyment
- para
- PA-ra — For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- si
- si — Herself, himself; reflexive pronoun used after prepositions
- mesma
- MEZ-ma — Herself, same; used for emphasis or reflexive reference
- todos
- TO-dush — Everyone, all; referring to an entire group
- ao
- ow — Contraction of a and o: to the (masculine)
- seu
- SEU — His, her, your; possessive pronoun (third person)
- redor
- he-DOR — Around, surroundings; the area encircling something
- Trouxe
- TRO-shi — Brought; past tense of trazer
- meu
- MEU — My; masculine possessive pronoun first person singular
- disse
- DI-si — Said; past tense of dizer
- em
- en — In, at; preposition indicating location or state
- francês
- fran-SES — French; the language or something relating to France
- mostrando
- mos-TRAN-du — Showing; present participle of mostrar
- dirigindo-se
- di-ri-ZHIN-du-si — Addressing, heading towards; reflexive present participle
- presentes
- pre-ZEN-tish — Gifts, presents; items given to someone
- Atenção
- a-ten-SOW — Attention; the act of focusing one's mind carefully
- espero
- es-PE-ru — I hope; first person singular of esperar
- não
- now — No, not; negation particle
- tenha
- TE-nya — Have; subjunctive present of ter
- pregado
- pre-GA-du — Played (a trick); past participle of pregar
- partida
- par-TI-da — Trick, prank; a mischievous or deceptive act
- maliciosa
- ma-li-SI-o-za — Malicious, mischievous; intending harm or trickery
- acrescentou
- a-kres-sen-TOH — Added; past tense of acrescentar, to add or remark
- voltando-se
- vol-TAN-du-si — Turning to; reflexive present participle of voltar
- anfitriã
- an-fi-tri-AN — Hostess; a woman who receives and entertains guests
- Escreveu
- es-kre-VEU — Wrote; past tense of escrever
- seria
- se-RI-a — Would be; conditional form of ser
- recepção
- he-sep-SOW — Reception; a social gathering or welcoming event
- bem
- ben — Well; adverb indicating manner or degree
- pequena
- pe-KE-na — Small, little; of limited size
- veja
- VE-zha — See; imperative or subjunctive form of ver
- estou
- es-TOH — I am; first person singular present of estar
- mal
- mal — Badly, poorly; in an unsatisfactory manner
- vestida
- ves-TI-da — Dressed; past participle of vestir (feminine form)
- abriu
- a-BRIU — Opened; past tense of abrir
- braços
- BRA-sush — Arms; plural of braço, upper limbs of the body
- mostrar
- mos-TRAR — To show; to display or make visible
- elegante
- e-le-GAN-ti — Elegant; stylish and graceful in appearance
- cinza
- SIN-za — Gray; a color between black and white
- cintura
- sin-TU-ra — Waist; the narrow part of the human torso
- curta
- KUR-ta — Short; of small length (feminine form)
- guarnecido
- gwar-ne-SI-du — Trimmed, adorned; decorated with an ornamental border
- renda
- HEN-da — Lace; delicate ornamental fabric with open patterns
- cingido
- sin-ZHI-du — Girded, encircled; tightly wrapped or bound around
- fita
- FI-ta — Ribbon; a narrow strip of fabric used decoratively
- larga
- LAR-ga — Wide, broad; of great breadth
- logo
- LO-gu — Soon, right away; immediately or shortly after
- abaixo
- a-BAI-shu — Below, underneath; at a lower position
- peito
- PEI-tu — Chest, breast; the front upper part of the body
- você
- vo-SE — You; second person singular pronoun (Brazilian Portuguese)
- será
- se-RA — Will be; future tense of ser
- sempre
- SEM-pri — Always; at all times, without exception
- mais
- maish — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- bonita
- bo-NI-ta — Pretty, beautiful; attractive in appearance (feminine)
- qualquer
- qual-KER — Any, whatever; referring to any one of a group
- outra
- OH-tra — Other, another; a different one (feminine)
- pessoa
- pe-SO-a — Person; an individual human being
- respondeu
- hes-pon-DEU — Replied; past tense of responder
- Sabe
- SA-bi — Knows; third person singular present of saber
- princesa
- prin-SE-za — Princess; a female member of a royal family
- mesmo
- MEZ-mu — Same, even; used for emphasis or comparison
- tom
- ton — Tone; quality or character of voice or sound
- voz
- vosh — Voice; the sound produced by the human vocal cords
- ainda
- a-IN-da — Still, yet; continuing up to the present time
- general
- zhe-ne-RAL — General; a high-ranking military officer
- marido
- ma-RI-du — Husband; a married man in relation to his wife
- está
- es-TA — Is; third person singular present of estar
- abandonar-me
- a-ban-do-NAR-mi — To abandon me; to leave or desert someone
- vai
- vai — Goes, is going to; third person singular of ir
- fazer-se
- fa-ZER-si — To get oneself; reflexive form of fazer
- matar
- ma-TAR — To kill; to cause the death of someone
- Diga-me
- DI-ga-mi — Tell me; imperative of dizer with object pronoun
- serve
- SER-vi — Serves; third person singular present of servir
- esta
- ES-ta — This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- miserável
- mi-ze-RA-vel — Miserable, wretched; causing great suffering or distress
- guerra
- GE-ha — War; an armed conflict between nations or groups
- Príncipe
- PRIN-si-pi — Prince; a male member of a royal family
- sem
- sen — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- esperar
- es-pe-RAR — To wait, to hope; expecting or anticipating something
- por
- por — By, for, through; preposition with multiple uses
- resposta
- hes-POS-ta — Answer, reply; a response to a question or statement
- voltou-se
- vol-TOH-si — Turned; reflexive past tense of voltar
- falar
- fa-LAR — To speak, to talk; to communicate verbally
- filha
- FI-lya — Daughter; a female child in relation to her parents
- dele
- DE-li — His; contraction of de and ele (of him)
- bela
- BE-la — Beautiful; strikingly attractive (feminine form)
- Que
- ki — What, what a; exclamatory or interrogative word
- mulher
- mu-LYER — Woman; an adult female human being
- encantadora
- en-kan-ta-DO-ra — Enchanting, charming; extremely delightful or attractive
- é
- e — Is; third person singular present of ser
- próximos
- PRO-si-mush — Next, nearest; the following ones in sequence
- chegar
- she-GAR — To arrive; to reach a destination
- era
- E-ra — Was; imperfect tense of ser
- jovem
- ZHO-ven — Young; a person or thing of little age
- robusto
- ho-BUS-tu — Robust, sturdy; strong and healthy in build
- constituição
- kons-ti-tui-SOW — Constitution, build; the physical structure of a body
- pesada
- pe-ZA-da — Heavy; of great weight (feminine form)
- cabelo
- ka-BE-lu — Hair; the strands growing from a person's head
- cortado
- kor-TA-du — Cut; past participle of cortar, to cut
- rente
- HEN-ti — Close-cropped, flush; cut very close to the surface
- óculos
- O-ku-lush — Glasses, spectacles; lenses worn to correct vision
- calças
- KAL-sash — Trousers, pants; a garment covering each leg separately
- cor
- kor — Color; the visual property of objects from light
- clara
- KLA-ra — Light, clear; of pale or bright color (feminine)
- estavam
- es-TA-van — Were; imperfect tense of estar (third person plural)
- moda
- MO-da — Fashion; the prevailing style or trend of a period
- naquela
- na-KE-la — In that; contraction of em and aquela
- época
- E-po-ka — Era, epoch; a period of time in history
- folho
- FO-lyu — Frill, ruffle; a decorative gathered fabric edging
- muito
- MUI-tu — Very, much; to a great degree or extent
- alto
- AL-tu — High, tall; at a great elevation or height
- casaca
- ka-ZA-ka — Frock coat; a formal tailored coat for men
- castanha
- kas-TA-nya — Brown, chestnut; a dark reddish-brown color
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